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| Brand: Victorinox
List Price: $17.50
Buy New: $8.95
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New (34) Used (1) from $2.47
Rating:  161 reviews
Color: Cobalt Blue
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 2.1 x 0.7
Warranty: Full US Warranty by Victorinox
MPN: 53002
Model: 53002
UPC: 046928530021
EAN: 0046928530021
ASIN: B000FNFXDG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 161
 Swiss Army Classic Pocket Knife October 9, 2001
Bill Branan (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I think this is the best of the bunch of small pocket knives you can carry. The sissors cut most anything from paper to fingernails to small wires quite well and the knife blade can be kept very sharp. The fingernail file is not too useful except as a small screwdriver. The removable tweezers and pick work well also. It comes with a small key ring which barely can hold one key, but you really need a small chain to keep it with several keys.
One of the best X-mas gifts I ever got September 4, 2006
Cindy L. Gordon (K'vegas, NC)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got this little pink gem as a X-mas gift about 10 years ago (give or take a few years) from my sis-in-law. I have used it more than I ever thought that I would. Plus my son uses it. My friends all know that I have it wirh me & they've used it too. While the scissors are tiny, they are sharp enough & great to have on hand for cutting out coupons while standing in line at the grocery store. It's also nice to have a little nail file for when your nail chips or breaks. That way you can smooth it down before it gets snagged. This stays on my keychain at all times (unless someone is borrowing it). one side of the outside has finally came off. I think because it got cracked a little from me dropping my keys so much. Other than that, it's still in great shape.
I Would Feel Unprepared For My Day Without It! May 13, 2007
D. Reinstein (Fairfax, CA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
For many years now, I have carried one of these small Swiss Army knives on each of my two key rings - one for work and one for home. Barely a day goes by when I do not take one of them out of my pocket to use once or twice - to quickly file down a broken nail, to tweeze out a small splinter, to cut open a small item with the scissor of something larger by cutting the wrapping tape with the knife blade - the toothpick is used daily! I cannot imagine being without one. Of course, I own larger and more multi-purpose knives, but when it comes to carrying something this handy on a key chain or ring, you just can't beat them!
There are two major (authorized) manufacturers of Swiss Army knives: Victorinox, the maker of this particular favorite of mine and Wenger, a reliable alternative brand that makes many similar and some even nearly identical models. I have used both over the years and have found there to be absolutely no appreciable differences in the quality, durability or pricing of the knives. With so many models to choose from, it probably makes sense to decide which features you need and then shop both brands for the best price you can find. But back to the knife at hand, the SA Classic SD Pocket Knife.
This is the one of the smallest knives in the Victorinox line. Measuring only about 2 1/4" long and about 1/4" wide, it adds little by way of heft to a key ring. It is a compact knife containing a total of 6 equally compact tools. This is not for the big things. This is a small knife with small tools to deal with small things. With expectations appropriately set, it is unsurpassed in it's usefulness as a basic daily tool.
The Tools
There are compartments on the outer casing of knife - each containing a small appliance. One is home to a small white toothpick that I have found to be entirely satisfactory - except that after a year or two of use, I seem to lose them. I think the molded shape wears a bit over time and repeated use and no longer holds itself snugly in the allotted compartment. They can be easily and inexpensively replaced though at any fully stocked retailer of the knives. On the opposite side of the knife is a compartment housing a micro-tweezer. Because it is so very small and light, it cannot be used as a regular tweezer, but only for light-duty needs. These include, I am pleased to report, removing small splinters and picking up objects too small for my increasingly clumsy fingers!
There are three tools that fold into the knife itself, one of which has two uses - actually providing a total of four useful mini-tools. These include 1) a flat spring loaded scissor, a regular blade and a nail file (which, as a guitar picker, I use almost daily) topped with the fourth tool, a screw driver head, small enough to be used for either flat screws or Phillips head screws - providing that they are small enough. Don't misunderstand - the smallness of the tools does not render them either token or useless, but their size is a factor in their usability in real day-to-day life.
Maintenance
This is nearly a non sequitor, but in the interests of completeness, I will briefly address it.
Years have gone by before anything beyond simple removal of dust and cleaning the instruments is required. One time, a blade seemed to be sticking just a tad and a quick and very short burst of WD40 took care of it - permanently. The knife is build to last until you decide you no longer want or need it.
Value
There are few things in life built for frequent use without planned obsolescence being figured into their design. This little pocket tool set is, happily, among them. For somewhere around $9., you can have something actually skillfully made that will serve you well and for a good long time. How many things can any of us really say that about?
I love mine and would feel not only unprepared, but somehow naked - or at least disabled - were I to leave home without one.
A Classic at a great price... September 26, 2001
Steven Dennis (Reston, VA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a good starter Swiss Army knife. The blade is excellent and has stayed sharp for me for going on 10 years. Same with the Scissors, which I use all the time, and the tweezers...I have a slightly upgraded model that includes a very useful screwdriver tool.
Enjoy!
I always carry one of these. March 5, 2007
Arcanedice
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the most functional knife I have ever owned. I buy a new one every six months, I don't sharpen it, I just get another one. This of course is another selling point, affordability. The blade is sharp and will cut through the most annoying plastic that everything now comes entombed in. It is not a lock blade so you must be careful. This is the only thing I don't like about the knife, but I have not once in 10 years cut myself with one. The scissors are sharp and do a good job. The flat tip/file is great and hard to live without.
I have used this knife to remove small screws from aircraft to working on my computer. Cut zip ties and remove clothing tags. It is small and fits perfectly into my coin pocket on my jeans. And if I forget to remove it, it comes out clean from the wash, still in the pocket. Not recommended for your washers sake, but it does happen.
I am ordering another one as I just lost mine in Iraq. Can't live without it.
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